Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Arenaria grandiflora (L.) subsp. bolosii (Cañig.) Küpfer
Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus : Arenaria
Synonyms : Arenaria grandiflora (L.) var. bolosii Cañig.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : June. July.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Pedruscalls de muntanya poc mòbils i amb poca coberta vegetal i molta inclinació. Heliòfita que creix a la vessant N dels cims de la Serra de Tramuntana, per sobre de 1100 m.
IUCN Category : En peligro
Characteristics : A small plant, trunk is woody at the base but branches are herbaceous. These branches are pilose, with lanceolate leaves of greyish or reddish colours. In the upper story the flowers are formed, with five white petals. In the mountains of Mallorca exists another subspecies, glabrescens, which is much more common, can be told apart, as this latter subspecies has larger flowers and the leaves are an intense green. Subspecies. bolosii is fairly rare, lives in the upper elevations of the Serra de Tramuntana and is considered in danger of extinction. Flowers during the months of June and July.
Status : Endèmica.
